Description Medium: Etching and engraving on hand laid (verge) paper. Sheet size: 11.5 x 10.7 cm (4.53 x 4.21 inch). Image size: 11.5 x 10.7 cm. (4.53 x 4.21 inch). Condition: good, given age. Light foxing, soling and creasing. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. CHARLES II SATIRE PRINT, ROMEYN DE HOOGHE POLITICAL SATIRE, RAMPJAAR 1672 PRINT, ANGLO DUTCH WAR SATIRE, DUTCH POLITICAL ENGRAVING | PCO-EXPO-PORTRAITS BACKGROUND INFORMATION Satirical print series relating to leading political figures during the French invasion of the Netherlands (Rampjaar), Netherlands, 1672. Reference: Atlas van Stolk 2486.3; Muller 2327; Hollstein Dutch 377; British Museum 1868,0808.2167; BM Satires 1148. Biography engraver: Romeyn de Hooghe (1645-1708) was a Dutch engraver, printmaker, caricaturist, and political satirist active in Amsterdam. He became famous for his elaborate allegorical and satirical prints that commented on European politics, particularly during the Franco-Dutch conflicts of the late seventeenth century. His prints were widely circulated and often served as propaganda supporting the Dutch Republic.
